Prof. Brenda Shaffer, an expert on international oil and natural gas polices, claims that Israel’s natural gas and electricity sectors suffer from the government’s extreme free market approach.
“In a region of collapsing countries that are in states of internal and external war, Israel must prepare for waves of immigrants from Arab countries to its territory, which may endanger its existence,” maintain Prof. Arnon Soffer, who holds the Reuven Chaikin Chair in Geostrategy, University of Haifa, and Dr. Anton Berkovsky, in a new article by the Chair. According to Prof. Soffer and Dr. Berkovsky, waves of immigrants already constitute a real danger to the future of Jordan, and the worst-case scenario would be if ISIS gained control of territories in Jordan and added them to its caphilate.
A public opinion survey conducted by the Department of Sociology at the University of Haifa reveals what Israelis think about operation "Protective Edge"
An expedition of Jewish and Arab students set out to conquer the ‘Monta Roza’ in Switzerland, through a physically and mentally challenging journey of self discovery.
A new international arbitration center will help Israelis and Palestinians settle commercial contract disputes to strengthen the regional economy and maybe help bring peace to the region.
A new report from the University of Maryland shows media coverage - and subsequently world opinion - of last summer's Hezbollah/Israeli War turned following Israel's attack on the Lebanese village of Qana that killed 27 civilians.
As a result of the recent events, the Lebanese tourist industry has sustained heavy damage in what had promised to be a peak year for incoming tourism to Lebanon.
The conflict in Lebanon is hampering the Bush administration's ability to set and execute a legislative agenda that could help the GOP's election prospects, says Robert Eisinger, associate professor and chair of political science at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore.
An associate professor of social work at Southern Connecticut State University has volunteered for a two-week "tour of duty" at an Israeli military base as part of a program sponsored by "Volunteers for Israel." Constance Mindell will perform various civilian support duties, working side by side with Israeli military personnel.
Story ideas and interview possibilities from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (located in Haifa, Israel). The Technion -- one of the world's leading science and technology universities -- is recognized as a driving force behind Israel's economy and a major source of the country's best and brightest minds.
Paul Ragan, M.D., associate professor of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, is available for interviews on the Israel/Hezbollah Conflict. He can address a wide range of topics in dealing with psychiatry issues in the military including acute stress disorders that are often rampant throughout a community when hundreds of thousands of people are displaced.
Dr. Ghassan El-Eid, assoc. professor of political science at CCSU since 1989, is an internationally recognized expert on Middle East politics and the dynamics of terrorism. He is a political consultant for MSNBC and the CBS Hartford affiliate. He's been interviewed by numerous national TV and newspapers.
Israel's response to terror attacks on its northern border risks doing as much harm as good, says a University of Maryland researcher who has analyzed the historical record of government military interventions against terrorism.
Two Middle East scholars "“ an Israeli from Jerusalem and a Palestinian diplomat from Bethlehem "“ are spending the summer together at the University of Maryland in a unique conflict resolution experiment. For six weeks they're team-teaching, sharing a house and cell phone and working to create a mini-environment conducive to easing Israeli-Palestinian tensions.